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The sea view was amazing

We were fortunate to get this undervalued hotel. The room has a small kitchen just enough space with minimal kitchen utilities plus a balcony with great sea views. Equipment is of the old type, but the beds were comfortable to sleep in, although somewhat harsh in the mattress . The pillows were also special, small elongated, but they went to get used to. The sofa and desk are also in the room. We need good ear plugs for the night because the waves are hitting the beach and provides high noise. I think there is no air conditioning in the room - but not sure.
The sea view was the most amazing with our room and balcony. The beach is fine and in good weather this is one of the best beaches around Ponta Delgada. In afternoons and early evenings there were fantastic surfers in the ocean right outside .
Sitting on the balcony with some food and a wine glass while watching the spectacle of surfers and the sea is a delightful experience every day and evening.
Breakfast at the hotel is not so overwhelming. It includes bread, yogurt, ham, sausage, fruit, milk, coffe , etc. and is in my opinion sufficient - basic.
The staff are really service oriented and helped us in various ways. Marlene arranged contact with a rental car company that had much better conditions than our travel agent offered. The staff who cleaned the...We were fortunate to get this undervalued hotel. The room has a small kitchen just enough space with minimal kitchen utilities plus a balcony with great sea views. Equipment is of the old type, but the beds were comfortable to sleep in, although somewhat harsh in the mattress . The pillows were also special, small elongated, but they went to get used to. The sofa and desk are also in the room. We need good ear plugs for the night because the waves are hitting the beach and provides high noise. I think there is no air conditioning in the room - but not sure.

The sea view was the most amazing with our room and balcony. The beach is fine and in good weather this is one of the best beaches around Ponta Delgada. In afternoons and early evenings there were fantastic surfers in the ocean right outside .

Sitting on the balcony with some food and a wine glass while watching the spectacle of surfers and the sea is a delightful experience every day and evening.

Breakfast at the hotel is not so overwhelming. It includes bread, yogurt, ham, sausage, fruit, milk, coffe , etc. and is in my opinion sufficient - basic.

The staff are really service oriented and helped us in various ways. Marlene arranged contact with a rental car company that had much better conditions than our travel agent offered. The staff who cleaned the rooms were very careful and did it very well: room, toilet and kitchen in the best way. They even washed the dishes, cutlery, glasses ...!

Barracuda is located in Sao Roque, about 5 km from Ponta Delgada. The village has a few shops and restaurants, but is nevertheless a nice little suburb.

If you do not have a car, there are buses that run at least hourly to Ponta Delgada. A car is really convenient with free parking outside the hotel and ideal for excursions.http://www.hotel-barracuda.com/uk/More

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Stayed: October 2013, travelled with family

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Ask servtoyou about Aparthotel Barracuda

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The best thing about the hotel, the location right on the beach and a very large balcony overlooking the ocean. No others, even the most expensive hotels in Ponta Delgada, this does not offer! Hotel rooms are large, but in need of repair, and complete replacement of furniture. Internet in the lobby and free parking.

Room Tip: ask for a room on the top floor

Stayed: June 2013, travelled as a couple

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Ask MarishaR2013 about Aparthotel Barracuda

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We had made reservations at the Barracuda, because we wanted to be on a beach, but still be minutes from Ponta del Gada. We did not like our initial room, so they gave us the room next door. These rooms were downstairs, but still above the beach. The corridor was dark and dungeon like. My wife did not like the smell of the room, the bathroom especially. She swore she saw mold next to her side of the bed. The mops and pail were left in the kitchen. I put them in the closet, with old, broken and rusty hangers. The tiny kitchen did have many amenities, including a microwave.

There is no air conditioning in the rooms. The woman at the desk brought us a fan.

We had a porch to sit and enjoy the sea.

The WiFi was free, and parking is free. You would have a very difficult time finding a place to park on a busy beach day, maybe needing to park a mile away.

The bathroom was so so, with e world's tiniest soaps, and a shower head that was falling off the wall. There was not enough room to place all your toiletries.

The wooden furniture was scratched and worn. If you wanted a lounge for the beach, you had to carry these huge, plastic, falling apart, filthy lounges yourself down a flight of stairs, and return them.

We checked out of the Barracuda after one night. We did not have to pay a penalty. We did come back to the area on occasion to enjoy the beach.

Prior to checking out, we had reserved a room at the Marine Atlantico in Ponta del Gada. You can read my review on that hotel as well.

Sorry, but I cannot recommend this hotel, although many people have.

Stayed: June 2013, travelled as a couple

Ask bvieira about Aparthotel Barracuda

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If you look for a cheap, clean and friendly place to sleep just outside Ponta Delgada this is a good choice. But expect no luxury, rooms are quite worn, and during heavy rain and wind it rooms tend to get quite damp. Each room is equiped with a small kitchen and basic utilities, the kitchen as the rooms in general has seen better days.

Most rooms have nice view of the beach from individual balconies. Rooms are quite big, beds area little hard, the furniture has seen better days, and the breakfast-buffet is not the best, but the staff are just great. Plenty of parking space right outside the entrance and a very nice restaurant just to steps away.

Best rooms are at the main floor (2nd. floor). The view from the rooms at the 1st. floor are not as nice, and the rooms at the 3rd. floor, specificly room 307 has its challenges during rain and heavy winds. There is no A/C or ventilation, you will need to keep your window open, and the noice from the waves might bother some people.

Breakfast is very basic, overboiled eggs, bread rolls, jam, cheese and sliced meats. The coffee is not the best, and there is no juice, only syntetic squash.

Room Tip: Ask for a room on the main floor (2nd. floor).

Stayed: October 2012, travelled as a couple

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Ask Orappa about Aparthotel Barracuda

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The hotel is right at the beach, has large apartment-rooms with kitchen and nice modern bathrooms, all rooms with sea view. The rooms all have tv and next to the Portuguese channels there's at least 3 channels showing British and American shows in original language, and there's some French channels as well. Breakfast is included and there's a nice restaurant next door also with beautiful sea view. A computer with free internet connection is available.For people who want to go out a lot it might be a bit far from town but there's a good bus connection and it's only about 50 minutes walk to Ponta Delgada centre, or else there's taxis. It's also only a 15 minute drive around Ponta Delgada to the airport.It's perfect if you want to combine a beach-relaxing holiday with horse riding as there is a very nice horse riding centre only about 30min walk or a short taxi-ride away (in Livramento). They do riding tours and lessons both for beginners and advanced riders. The beach should also be good for surfing as there were always waves.

Stayed: September 2009, travelled solo

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Ask JanineWe about Aparthotel Barracuda

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The hotel is nice. the staff is polite and attentive and english-speaking. The rooms are really large. all rooms overlooking the ocean. There's a small kitchen with a portable eletric stove , a microvave and a fridge. Plates, knives, spoons, cups and glasses are available. The beach is sandy. The hotel has its own parking which is free.

Stayed: August 2009, travelled as a couple

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Ask Mary_G26 about Aparthotel Barracuda

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